URI School of Education
Spring 2012
Special Program Classes
Introducing two (2) online,
graduate credit, asynchronous courses offered for the 2012 Spring session. There is no designated time that you have to be online.
EDC 586: Using Blogs & Wikis to Facilitate Learning (3 cr)
Social media tools like Facebook, MySpace, Blogger, Google Docs, and Wikispaces have intertwined themselves within our
students' lives to the point of near seamlessness. Bold educators from around the world are using these tools to extend learning
and continue instruction beyond their classrooms' four walls. Hear from the best educators in the industry and learn from their
successes and failures. Learn the 'Best Practices' for integrating these tools into your classroom, and re-use each lesson by
sharing it with your peers.
Instructor. Dave Fontaine, MLIS, Digital Librarian, National Board Certified Teacher
EDC 922: E-Books and Digital Content (3 cr)
Kindles, Nooks, iPads, eReaders, and tablets are the new electronic tools exploding in usage both inside and outside the
classroom. Some forward thinking schools are already using these devices to support teaching & learning. This course will provide pragmatic insight in the use of these
tools; as well as explore Open Source eTextbooks; and, the concepts & technologies behind Web 2.0.
Participants will use
collaborative software to create eTextbooks & collaborate with other educators on the best practices for incorporating these technologies
with their students. Learn how to gain access to unlimited amounts of free eTextbooks, curriculum material, and Digital Content.
Instructor. Dave Fontaine, MLIS, Digital Librarian, National Board Certified Teacher
Each week's lessons are posted and you have seven days to complete your
assignments.
You will interact completely through a blog, as well as learn what a blog is, how to use one, and how to access educational blogs from teachers around the world. All lessons will be reusable in your own
classrooms.
For an E-REGISTRATION form,
please contact: Christine P. Dolan
Instructor for all courses:
David Fontaine
Registration cost for each course: $550.00*
*If you have never taken a class at URI
before there is an additional onetime $40.00 transcript fee.
Registration deadline: 1/18/12
Classes meet 1/23-4/27/2012
All courses are appropriate for grades
K-12 across all disciplines.